City Council

CITY OF BRITT – BRITT IOWA – December 7Th, 2021 City of Britt, Iowa Council met in pursuant to law and the rules of said Council in regular session at 7:00 o’clock P.M. the 7th day December 2021. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Arndorfer, and the following Council members were: PRESENT: Stacy Swenson, Curt Gast, Karrie Wallen, Paul Verbrugge ABSENT: Chad Luecht The Mayor presented the agenda for approval. It was moved by Verbrugge and seconded by Wallen to approve the agenda. A roll call vote was had which was as follows: Ayes: Swenson, Gast, Wallen, & Verbrugge Nays: None The motion carried. It was moved by Swenson and seconded by Wallen that the following items contained in the Consent Agenda be approved and adopted: All items listed under the Consent Agenda will be enacted by one motion with a roll call vote. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a request is made prior to the time Council votes on the motion. Consent Agenda items may include any non-controversial subjects. a. Approve Minutes of the 11/09/2021 Regular Council Meeting & 11/14/21 Special Council Meeting b. Claim list in the amount of $257,248.28 Ayes: Swenson, Gast, Wallen, & Verbrugge Nays: None The motion carried, and the Consent Agenda items were approved and adopted. Jen Weiland was not present to be heard about Parks and Recs. Department head reports were given. Linda Friedow, Library Director, report was presented. Parade of Trees will be during Frozen Frolic, Dec 9th-11th. December blast was held Wed, Dec 1st for K-5. Kids made ornaments for tree decorating for Parade of Trees. The Hancock County Library Association met with the supervisors for our annual funding request on Monday. Carol attended the ASAP meeting in Garner today and found it interesting. Results of the discussion will be shared with attendees. Tomorrow, Dec 8th, is a scheduled passport acceptance facility oversight assessment. Vance Hagen’s, Public Works Director, report was presented to council. The Department got a new belt conveyer for the sweeper. They installed new wear shoes on the snow pusher. Spoke with a resident about landscaping around a hydrant. We replaced light bulbs on Main Ave. Jade went to a water class. Barkema is currently removing trees and trimming. Beemer plumbing is here for work in water plant. New water tower is online. Midwest Roofing is here and finishing up. We had a Pre-construction meeting for the new water plant. Earles did site restoration for water tower. Hagen sent Newcome sewer videos to be uploaded. We put up Christmas decorations. There was a meeting with Kathy for the water plant site. Reused rock off city hall at the sewer plant. Received mower quotes. Swept streets. The department did locates, shut offs, meter reads, and repair water services. Hagen had been needing a mower from sometime and we decided to start looking for bids. It was motioned by Verbrugge and Second by Gast to approve the mower bid of $15,285 from Van Wall Equipment. Motioned carried by unanimous vote. Mark Anderson, Chief of Police, presented his report. The PD had 175 calls for service since last Council Meeting. Abatements have been updated with the City Attorney. The Dept. is currently working on the resolution of the Bartlett case. After reviewing potential candidates, Chief Anderson thought Christopher Reis would be the best fit for the Department. It was motioned by Swenson second by Gast to hire Christopher Reis as the new police officer. His wage will start at $19.75 an hour. Motioned carried by unanimous. Jon Swenson, Fire Chief, presented his report. The department had 4 Calls for Service: WHAS assist, mutual aid CLFD, and police assist. Training included cleaning and checking gear, draining trucks for winter, and a video on firefighting technique. The soup supper is December 11 from 5-7 and all are welcome to attend. 2020 Spartan pumper was in an accident on 11-26-2021. No one was hurt. It is still operational, and we are getting bids for repair. The department was awarded the DNR matching grant of up to $3,478 to upgrade pagers and wildland/extraction gear. Mike Boomgarden, Zoning Administrator, report was presented. He issued three building permits and spoke with eleven residents who had zoning questions. There was a zoning meeting on November 5th to discuss whether we should allow or have rules for storage tents. Next, we moved onto the City Clerks report, Ibarra needed a motion to Approve Jay Burgardt Request for Lots 23 & 24 at Sunset Ridge. It was motioned by Gast and second by Swenson to approve the Lots 23 & 24 be given to Jay Burgardt. The motioned carried. Ibarra needed a motion to approve payment #8 for the new 150,000-gallon water tower tank to Maguire for $58,187.50. It was motioned by Verbrugge and second by Swenson to approve payment #8 to Maguire for $58,187.50. The motioned carried. Ibarra needed a motion to Approve the renewal Agreement with Bolton and Menk. It was motioned by Wallen and second by Gast to approve the new agreement with Bolton and Menk. Motioned carried by unanimous vote. Mayor Arndorfer presented his report. Arndorfer wanted to update on the Housing Project with Crown Point. Arndorfer stated they found another section of land instead of what they were looking into during our closed session back in November. The land is located across Highway 18. Next Arndorfer spoke about the Water Treatment Facility. The Water Tower is online. We met with Katy Sterk and Wes Brown from Bolton and Menk about the water tower layout. They also talked about the old water tower and what to do with the structure. They agreed to take pieces from the old tower and make it an art piece. It will sit where the old tower used to be. It will be comprised of three legs, lighting, and a plate so that we are complying with the state. Bolton and Menk is looking for bids, the water tower must be taken down and fixed back up. Boris Kiss from Allied Ens. commented that the computer from the grant the city got are here. Clerk, Elizabeth Ibarra, has hers and Kiss has the others. Kiss said to manage updates it will be $36 per month per computer.  Elections were held in November, Mayor Ryan Arndorfer will remain Mayor for two more years. Chad Luecht will also remain on the Council for another 4-year term. Councilman Paul Verbrugge did not run this year and taking his place is Ashley Weiss. Arndorfer and Weiss were present to swear in. Luecht was not, he will come into the office to swear in at a later date. With no further business it was moved by Gast and seconded by Swenson to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried by unanimous vote. __________________________________ ______________________________________ Elizabeth Ibarra, Acting City Clerk Ryan L. Arndorfer, Mayor CLAIMS REPORT VENDOR REFERENCE AMOUNT MUNICIPAL & FIRE A P CLEANING SERVICES STATION CLEAN $ 650.00 ABC LOCK LOCK FOR FIRE DEPT $ 150.00 ABSOLUTE WASTE REMOVAL TRASH/RECYCLING $ 28,191.66 AGSOURCE TESTING $ 90.00 ALLIANT ENERGY OCTOBER 2021 BILL $ 8,934.23 ALLIED ENS LLC LAPTOP SET UP X3 $ 1,206.15 AMAZON DVD/BUILDING MISC $ 314.85 AMERICAN GLASS COMPANY FIRE DEPT LATCH KIT $ 265.00 CITY HALL TOWELS, MOP, ARAMARK ETC. $ 481.17 BADGER METER SERVICES FOR NOVEMBER $ 57.06 BASE CAFETRIA MONTHLY $ 505.00 WATER TOWER BOLTON & MENK PROFESSIONAL SRVC $ 31,716.50 BOOK LOOK LIBRARY- IF BOOKS $ 374.77 BRITT FOOD CENTER LIBRARY- MISC SUPPLIES $ 86.68 BRITT GOLF COURSE GREENSKEEPER LOAN $ 5,000.00 BALL CORP/ YARD BROWN SUPPLY INC HYDRANT $ 711.15 C J COOPER ANNUAL ADMIN FEE $ 120.00 CARD SERVICES LIBRARY- MISC $ 1,190.55 COLLECTION SERVICE CENTER GARNISHMENT $ 626.64 COLOFF DIGITAL WEBSITE SUPPORT $ 169.00 COMM 1 INTERNET/PHONE $ 579.92 DELTA DENTAL OF IOWA DNTL/VISN-PRETX $ 509.54 EARLES DEMOLITION VAC WATER SHUT OFF $ 325.00 EFTPS FED/FICA TAX $ 10,868.32 GIFTS SEW SWEET POLICE CLOTHING $ 361.00 HANCOCK COUNTY SHERIFF GARNISHMENT3 $ 298.08 HAWKINS INC. CHEMICALS $ 1,000.19 WORK COMP IMWCA INSTALLMENT 6 $ 1,128.00 INGRAM LIBRARY SERVICES LIBRARY-BOOKS $ 731.18 IOWA LEAGUE OF CITIES MAYOR DUES $ 30.00 IOWA ONE CALL IOWA ONE CALL $ 37.80 IOWA PRISON INDUSTRIES STOP/YIELD SIGN $ 478.83 COMMUNITY IOWA RURAL WATER ASSOC MEMBERSHIP FEES $ 275.00 IPERS IPERS $ 7,019.76 KIOW BRITT CAMPAIGN $ 111.59 LC PHOTOGRAPHY ASHLEY HEADSHOT $ 50.00 PAYMENT NO. 8 WATER MAGUIRE IRON, INC TOWER $ 58,187.50 BANK BOXES MARCY MAYLAND REIMBURSMENT $ 20.00 MCKINNES EXCAVATING WATER SERVICE HOSPTIAL $ 7,833.00 MCNEESE TIRE 1131MF BATTERY $ 364.42 MICRO MARKETING LIBRARY-AUDIO/BOOKS $ 377.03 MIDWEST ROOFING CITY HALL ROOFING $ 30,000.00 MIDWEST TAPE LIBRARY-DVD $ 161.68 NEW COOPERATIVE GAS/DIESEL CHARGES $ 3,428.23 NEXT GENERATION TECH INC SYSTEM SUPPORT $ 146.49 30 HR WATER TREATMENT NIACC BASICS $ 625.00 NORTH CENTRAL INTERNATIONAL VEHICLE REPAIR $ 2,690.92 NORTH IOWA LUMBER & DESIGN INC MIS ITEM $ 27.19 SUMMIT TRIBUNE PUBLISHING $ 458.15 GENERATOR 1001 9TH P&P ELECTRIC AVE SW $ 705.00 PRESTO-X-COMPANY COMMERICAL PEST $ 51.00 PSI LIBRARY-SUPPLY $ 106.80 RIEKENS PLUMBING & HTNG FUSEABLE LINK $ 98.45 ROAD MACHINERY & SUPPLIES CAP RADI $ 33.65 STATE TREASURER STATE TAXES $ 1,746.00 STREICHER'S POLICE MISC $ 3,225.00 SWENSON'S HARDWARE MISC SUPPLIES $ 963.61 THE FLOWER CART LIBRARY-BUILDING $ 60.00 TRULSON AUTO PD MISC $ 352.57 U S POSTMASTER DECEMBER POSTAGE $ 490.99 UNITED HEALTH CARE HEALTH-PRE-TAX $ 6,652.31 USA BLUE BOOK ELECTRODE SENSOR $ 202.08 PAYROLL $ 33,596.59 TOTAL $ 257,248.28